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Rainfall totals San Francisco, CA

Through Oct 7, 2026, San Francisco has received 10.78 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 12.76 inches. The normal figure is what the city would typically have seen by this point in the calendar. This reading comes from the station gauge at SAN FRANCISCO INTL in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.

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Data from San Francisco International Airport, with records back to 1945. Across the record from 1945, 100 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.

Most recent rainfall

0.01 inches of rain fell on Sep 3, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.

SAN FRANCISCO INTL saw no measurable rain on Oct 7, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report.

The last measurable rain in San Francisco fell on Sep 3, 2026, 35 days ago. In October, rain days at this station are typically 3 days apart.

Official rainfall report for Oct 7, 2026

National Weather Service daily climate report for San Francisco, Oct 7, 2026
MeasuredNormalvs normal
Rain on Oct 7, 20260.00 inches0.01 inches-0.01 inches
Last 48 hours0.00 inches
Last 72 hours0.00 inches
Last 7 days0.00 inches
Month to date0.00 inches0.09 inches-0.09 inches
Year to date10.78 inches12.76 inches-1.98 inches (-16%)
Record for Oct 70.44 inches1973

Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for SAN FRANCISCO INTL, issued the morning after Oct 7, 2026. The local National Weather Service office issues the daily climate report for the airport station the next morning, and that report is the official figure.

How much rain did San Francisco get?

Days with measurable rain, 2026

Days with measurable rain in San Francisco during 2026, newest first
DateRainfall
Sep 3, 20260.01 inches
Aug 15, 20260.01 inches
Aug 14, 20260.02 inches
Jun 27, 20260.01 inches
May 28, 20260.20 inches
May 5, 20260.05 inches
May 4, 20260.03 inches
May 3, 20260.03 inches
Apr 22, 20260.16 inches
Apr 21, 20260.22 inches
Apr 20, 20260.55 inches
Apr 12, 20260.15 inches
Apr 11, 20261.04 inches
Apr 10, 20260.91 inches
Apr 2, 20260.01 inches
Apr 1, 20260.08 inches
Mar 31, 20260.03 inches
Mar 2, 20260.01 inches
Feb 25, 20260.03 inches
Feb 24, 20260.06 inches
Feb 19, 20260.66 inches
Feb 18, 20260.17 inches
Feb 17, 20261.00 inches
Feb 16, 20260.82 inches
Feb 15, 20260.21 inches
Feb 11, 20260.22 inches
Feb 10, 20260.31 inches
Jan 7, 20260.02 inches
Jan 6, 20260.04 inches
Jan 5, 20261.14 inches

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With 1.32 inches on Jan 4, 2026, this is the 175th wettest of the 5,094 measurable rain days in the San Francisco International Airport record, which begins in 1945.

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Running rain total for 2026, January to December. Dark line is measured, light line is the 1991-2020 normal, violet dot marks the latest day.

Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 10.78 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 34-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

San Francisco rainfall by month, 2026

Monthly rainfall totals for San Francisco in 2026, compared with 1991-2020 normals.
MonthRainfallNormalvs normal
January3.78 inches3.89 inches-0.11 inches (-3%)
February3.48 inches3.96 inches-0.48 inches (-12%)
March0.04 inches2.73 inches-2.69 inches (-99%)
April3.12 inches1.36 inches+1.76 inches (+129%)
May0.31 inches0.48 inches-0.17 inches
June0.01 inches0.14 inches-0.13 inches
July0.00 inches0.00 inches
August0.03 inches0.04 inches-0.01 inches
September0.01 inches0.07 inches-0.06 inches
October0.00 inches0.79 inches

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Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2026. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

October is still in progress; figures run through Oct 3, 2026. Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.

Rainfall days at each threshold in San Francisco

Rainfall days at each threshold in San Francisco
Year0.5+ in.1+ in.2+ in.3+ in.
202511500
202416410
202324400
20227411
202110322
20202000
201915400
20189411
201716610
201618600
Average13.24.20.50.1

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A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from San Francisco International Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1945 counts toward the average, 80 years in total.

Past rainfall years in San Francisco

All-time rainfall records

All-time rainfall records for San Francisco since 1945
Wettest day5.59 inchesJan 4, 1982
Wettest year38.34 inches1983
Driest year3.38 inches2013
Average year19.28 inches80 complete years on record
Rain days a year63average, 0.01 inch or more
Record begins194529,624 daily readings

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Monthly rainfall normals

Average monthly rainfall for San Francisco, 1991 to 2020
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Inches3.893.962.731.360.480.140.000.040.070.792.044.1419.64

Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.

The daily climate report is issued by the local National Weather Service forecast office and delivered to this page by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.

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